Moto GP

MotoGP™ is the premier motorcycle racing World Championship with pan-global television coverage. The world’s most skilled riders line a grid armed with cutting-edge motorcycle technology with prototype machinery fielded by the manufacturers;

Established as a World Championship by the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) in 1949. It is the oldest motorsports championship in the world and the premier class of three racing classes that take to the track on a typical Grand Prix weekend. Formerly labelled ‘500cc’, the championship underwent a change in 2002 with new technical regulations permitting the introduction of four-stroke machinery and increasing the engine capacity to 990cc, thus becoming MotoGP.

MotoGP™ has a rich history with Grand Prix events having taken place in every corner of the world. More than 2.2 million people came through the gates of the circuits to watch MotoGP in 2011. Italy, Great Britain, Spain, the USA and Australia are just some of the nationalities that have all totalled high numbers in terms of race victories and world titles.